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but today we're first going to go and get an update on this week's big story. the joplin tornado which took 139 lives, and that number is expected to get higher. president obama will be there later today to tour the devastation and speak at a memorial service. i spoke with the governor of missouri just a short while ago. fwof nor, good morning. thank you for taking the time to be with us today. now that it's almost a week sense this tornado hit joplin, is it possible to put into words just the scope of the devastation and the human suffering that your city is enduring? >> well, with the focal point during the early part of the week and all the night last night into work, it has been hard to put into context how deep this destruction is. i think today's memorial service when people have a moment to pause for an hour and pray together and think about this, they'll begin to see the pictures of the hundreds of friends who are gone, the schools that are gone, the fact that it's going to be a long, long pullback for the people of joplin. i feel resolve here. but ther
but today we're first going to go and get an update on this week's big story. the joplin tornado which took 139 lives, and that number is expected to get higher. president obama will be there later today to tour the devastation and speak at a memorial service. i spoke with the governor of missouri just a short while ago. fwof nor, good morning. thank you for taking the time to be with us today. now that it's almost a week sense this tornado hit joplin, is it possible to put into words just the...
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washington. d chills- the flu's a really big deal. so why treat it like it's a little cold? there's something that works differently than over-the-counter remedies. prescription tamiflu attacks the flu virus at its source. so don't wait. call your doctor right away. tamiflu is prescription medicine for treating the flu in adults and children one year and older whose flu symptoms started within the last two days. before taking tamiflu tell your doctor if you're pregnant, nursing. have serious health conditions, or take other medicines. if you develop an allergic reaction, a severe rash, or signs of unusual behavior stop taking tamiflu and call your doctor immediately. children and adolescents in particular may be at an increased risk of seizures, confusion or abnormal behavior. the most common side effects are mild to moderate nausea and vomiting. the flu comes on fast, so ask your doctor about tamiflu. prescription for flu. the machine showed me a map of my feet and it gave me my custom number. my arches needed more support until i got my number at the free dr. scholl's foot
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that gave stocks a big boost. the dow gained almost 45 points while the nasdaq was up 15. >>> numbers released overnight show foreclosures fell nearly 30% in the first half of the year but that's not because of any actual improvement in the housing market. analysts say paperwork and procedural delays are pushing the process further and further back, an estimated 1 million foreclosures that should have taken place this year will now happen in 2012 or later. >>> chrysler is recalling its best selling vehicle, more than 240,000 ram pickup trucks from 2008 through 2011 are being recalled because of a steering problem, a part near the left wheel can fracture and cause loss of steering, a few minor crashes have been reported. chrysler will fix the problem free of charge. >>> and a solution may be brewing to the minnesota government shutdown. it's all about the beer, made by the miller coors brewing company. it may have be taken off store shelves because the company's sales licenses have expired and there are no state wo
that gave stocks a big boost. the dow gained almost 45 points while the nasdaq was up 15. >>> numbers released overnight show foreclosures fell nearly 30% in the first half of the year but that's not because of any actual improvement in the housing market. analysts say paperwork and procedural delays are pushing the process further and further back, an estimated 1 million foreclosures that should have taken place this year will now happen in 2012 or later. >>> chrysler is...
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. >> and a big question how does the price tag make since? >> reporter: it's a little bit mind boggling. it's because all the ways that the democrats have come up with to pay for this bill actually he said up being larger than the cost of the bill itself. all those fees, all the taxes on cadillac plans. and those cuts to medicare which democrats say are cuts in waste and republicans say are cuts in services. >> nancy cordes thank you. let's ask a republican. joining us right now one of the key players in the health care debate eric cantor. good morning, congressman cantor. >> good morning. >> do you think that these tax increases, these fees, these cuts to medicare up front are a reasonable price to pay for health care reform? won't we have to give up something to make this happen? >> maggie, let's look at it. the claims that we're saving $81 billion by spending $829 billion, you know you can say that if you want to go ahead and really rob peter to pay paul. and that's exactly what's going on here. the way that they are expanding coverage is
. >> and a big question how does the price tag make since? >> reporter: it's a little bit mind boggling. it's because all the ways that the democrats have come up with to pay for this bill actually he said up being larger than the cost of the bill itself. all those fees, all the taxes on cadillac plans. and those cuts to medicare which democrats say are cuts in waste and republicans say are cuts in services. >> nancy cordes thank you. let's ask a republican. joining us right...
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that's a big question. and the commitment of this state to see that through will probably tell us a lot about who we are as a state. >> brown: sarah, last word from you. >> right after the storm, there was this incredible onslaught of people from all over new york city and elsewhere into these what are essentially very impoverished areas that happen to coincide with where the storm hit hardest. there was a group of people hipsters who were helping, they called them help alreadysters because they had transformed into this squad of skinny jeans helpful people. haven't seen them very much. in the numbers that i saw in the very beginning. it sort of lost its trendiness. it's not on the forefront of people's minds. another way that divisions are going to reinsert themselves again is that with people getting out of their houses the real estate market is incredibly depressed in many water side areas where people don't know what the future is going to be of these places so people are selling their houses to the fir
that's a big question. and the commitment of this state to see that through will probably tell us a lot about who we are as a state. >> brown: sarah, last word from you. >> right after the storm, there was this incredible onslaught of people from all over new york city and elsewhere into these what are essentially very impoverished areas that happen to coincide with where the storm hit hardest. there was a group of people hipsters who were helping, they called them help alreadysters...
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big. hot. pastrami. don't dare call it a cover band -- unless you're talking about covering freshly baked bread with layer upon layer of flavor-packed pastrami. this sub lays down power cords of tasteocity with pickles mean licks of mustard and riffs of melty, bubbly cheese. catch 'em before the fresh toasted tour leaves town. subway big hot pastrami. crank up the flavor at subway. >>> and welcome back to "the early show" on this thursday morning. brave souls out there on a chilly plaza and a cat. i didn't know the animals were joining us. i like it. lots of good stuff to find. we head out there in a little bit. still ahead on "the early show" if, any scientists finds a cure for baldness whether or not it was official, i think a lot of people would like to give them a nobel prize. it's a really tough thing for people to deal w the good news is we could actually be closer than ever to a cure. coming up we're going to take a look at a study that explains how stem cells are involved in hair loss opening a d
big. hot. pastrami. don't dare call it a cover band -- unless you're talking about covering freshly baked bread with layer upon layer of flavor-packed pastrami. this sub lays down power cords of tasteocity with pickles mean licks of mustard and riffs of melty, bubbly cheese. catch 'em before the fresh toasted tour leaves town. subway big hot pastrami. crank up the flavor at subway. >>> and welcome back to "the early show" on this thursday morning. brave souls out there on a...
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we've got big shoes to fill! we're off to practice keeping 'em full and focused. >>> we'll have more in first warning weather. >>> we have a nice day shaping and the winds -- well, they've calmed down a little bit and we're expecting a sustained wind between 10 and 15 miles per hour today. 51 degrees and staying in the 50s for much of the day and temperatures near freezing and mostly sunny and warm and pleasant conditions tomorrow and 80 degrees by tuesday. now, for a look of the roads with parker shane. >>> good morning to you, tim, we have trouble northbound on 83, the harrisburg expressway. and we're back at edmondson and it will go to the accident scene with the average speed of 16 in spots and the outer lupe to bel air over to the accident scene and 17 miles per hour. let's go to a live shot of route 70 at 695. you can see the delays there and part city is slashing pries this halloween season. >>> and thank you. in two hours, voters will be able to cast the first ballots of the general election and all eyes
we've got big shoes to fill! we're off to practice keeping 'em full and focused. >>> we'll have more in first warning weather. >>> we have a nice day shaping and the winds -- well, they've calmed down a little bit and we're expecting a sustained wind between 10 and 15 miles per hour today. 51 degrees and staying in the 50s for much of the day and temperatures near freezing and mostly sunny and warm and pleasant conditions tomorrow and 80 degrees by tuesday. now, for a look of...
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so the launch of "atlantis" will be bittersweet will be sure a big celebration marked by big questions of what's ahead. >> bob thanks. also with us is charles bolden nasa administrator. >> good to be with you. >> there's a lot of criticism, including john glenn, by ending the program the way it's being ended without a backup plan this is ignoring a cardinal rule at nasa, saying there should be something else ready to go. how do you respond? >> we spent seven years with a well organized transition plan for phasing out shuttle and moving on to the next era. we're excited about what president obama is allowing us to do, working hard with the commercial entities we hope to fly our first commercial crew cargo missions early next year they will be american made rockets flying cargo to the international space station and starting to work with commercial entities, hope to release a request for proposal on commercial contracts to take crew to orbit, maybe three years after we let the contract we'll have a capability. >> many do see this and a number of astronauts have spoken over the last few w
so the launch of "atlantis" will be bittersweet will be sure a big celebration marked by big questions of what's ahead. >> bob thanks. also with us is charles bolden nasa administrator. >> good to be with you. >> there's a lot of criticism, including john glenn, by ending the program the way it's being ended without a backup plan this is ignoring a cardinal rule at nasa, saying there should be something else ready to go. how do you respond? >> we spent seven...
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a big day calls for the new big n' toasty. wrap your hands around fried eggs, cherrywood-smoked bacon, and cheese on texas toast. america runs on dunkin'. oh, it's scotts naturescapes advanced mulch. advanced huh? ehh...mulch is mulch. oh, not so, pops. ordinary mulch can fade after a few months. that's mulch! naturescapes holds its color for a full year. a whole year? guaranteed. plus, it's water smart. water-what? water smart. it channels water directly to the roots... reducing runoff, so you can water 30% less. saves water...holds color... you're sure this is mulch? ♪ [ male announcer ] scotts naturescapes advanced mulch. >>> sharon has problems on the pavements and marty has the weather. >>> the temperatures are around 50 degrees right now. we're going to get the steady rain out of here before not too long. we're calling for passing showers and a high of 60. we'll send it to sharon gibala with traffic control. >> hi, sharon. >>> well, this is causing us to have a busy commute. we have a tractor trailer overturned. that's
a big day calls for the new big n' toasty. wrap your hands around fried eggs, cherrywood-smoked bacon, and cheese on texas toast. america runs on dunkin'. oh, it's scotts naturescapes advanced mulch. advanced huh? ehh...mulch is mulch. oh, not so, pops. ordinary mulch can fade after a few months. that's mulch! naturescapes holds its color for a full year. a whole year? guaranteed. plus, it's water smart. water-what? water smart. it channels water directly to the roots... reducing runoff, so you...
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scuse me... ...or a big steak... ...or big hair... i think we have our answer. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. whoa, whoa, whoa. break it up. i've got roughing the passenger's wallet. man: please swipe credit card. look! see! that's it! you're gone! [ male announcer ] bags fly free. southwest airlines. it's the right call. southwest airlines. ,, you woulda thoughts wafrom the name of it,. it was gonna be packed with sailors. so i immediately picked out the biggest guy in there. and i walked straight up to him. now he looks me sand, i swear he says, "welcome to navy federal credit union." ha! whoa friendly alert! i got a great auto rate outta that guy. you know now i have a wonderful hybrid. slate blue. creme interior. he was so nice! 3 1/2 million members. 3 1/2 million stories. captioning funded by cbs and ford-- built for the road ahead. >> i'm going to keep on talking to eric cantor. someday, sooner or later, he's going to say, "boy, obama had a good idea." >> stahl: the president is talking about republican house majo
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>> it is a big deal. we don't fake it, we don't make it up, we don't play things up for your sympathy. although some women say there is such a thing as man flu and man colds and say we do kind of drum up the symptoms to sound or act a little bit more ill. there's a study out. we've got dr. jennifer ashton here to tell us about a new study of cold and stress that may change a few minds. guys, if you're not feeling too well, take a day off. we'll talk about that coming up. first the very latest on a serious topic now. the latest on the doctor accused of killing michael jackson. in court yesterday, dr. conrad murray declared he's innocent. now before we talk exclusively with the lawyer for jackson's father, cbs news correspondent bill whitaker has more now on the case against dr. murray. >> reporter: surrounded by his attorneys, before the camera and the world, conrad murray, michael jackson's doctor, answered the charge against him. >> involuntary manslaughter. >> your honor, i am an innocent man. i definit
>> it is a big deal. we don't fake it, we don't make it up, we don't play things up for your sympathy. although some women say there is such a thing as man flu and man colds and say we do kind of drum up the symptoms to sound or act a little bit more ill. there's a study out. we've got dr. jennifer ashton here to tell us about a new study of cold and stress that may change a few minds. guys, if you're not feeling too well, take a day off. we'll talk about that coming up. first the very...
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there's no cooperation in big business is so big it makes its own rules? >> i'm saying that not only is it so big that it makes its own rules but this process of it getting big and sort of paering back government owe a lot of the stuff in the political arena is old and is hard to reverse. >> take dodd/frank as an example. what are the implications which was passed after the financial collapse? >> i think the financial collapse shows the nature of the power of these companies. first, they said get out of our hair. let us do what we want on wall street. they got it. when they got in trouble, they said bail us out. they got it. had they got bailed out, they said get out of our hair again and they got it. dodd/frank was a very thin rule of reform. it did a few things. but they're there are more too big to fail banks than before the crisis. >> because of mergers? >> because of mergers and that process wasn't reversed. there are more derivative risks now than before the crisis. there was a sort of an appearance of reform. but because the banks have the ability t
there's no cooperation in big business is so big it makes its own rules? >> i'm saying that not only is it so big that it makes its own rules but this process of it getting big and sort of paering back government owe a lot of the stuff in the political arena is old and is hard to reverse. >> take dodd/frank as an example. what are the implications which was passed after the financial collapse? >> i think the financial collapse shows the nature of the power of these companies....
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. >> another big winner? the tea party, which capitalized on voter frustration and staked its claim to power. >> tonight, there's a tea party tidalwave and we're sends a message to them. >> as the democrats barely manage to hold onto the senate but vow to never give up. >> the fight is far from over. the bell that just rang isn't the end of the fight, it's the start of the next round. >> we'll tell you what president obama had to say about the gop's historic night and what these big changes will mean for washington and the american people early this wednesday washington and the american people early this wednesday morning, november 3rd, 2010. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. it is a new day in washington. literally and figuratively. a new batch of republicans report for duty in this building as the party now in control of the house and with a number of gains in the senate, as well. welcome to "the early show," everyone i'm maggie rodriguez. we have complete post-election coverage for you this mornin
. >> another big winner? the tea party, which capitalized on voter frustration and staked its claim to power. >> tonight, there's a tea party tidalwave and we're sends a message to them. >> as the democrats barely manage to hold onto the senate but vow to never give up. >> the fight is far from over. the bell that just rang isn't the end of the fight, it's the start of the next round. >> we'll tell you what president obama had to say about the gop's historic night...
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men believe talking things over is a big waste of time. brand new research that confirms what we i think know, they'd rather do something to solve their problems, fix things. what's up with all that? we'll talk about it with our he shade/she said relationship experts. >> supposedly it starts very young. >>> first keeping a job no walk in the park these days but there is growing evidence that if you take a walk in the park, or maybe do another outdoor activity it could make your work day and time on the job a little easier. >> i'm excited about learning about this. "early show" contributor taryn winter brill is here with more on the science of unwinding. >> 70% of american employees say the workplace is a significant source of stress and 51% say job stress reduces productivity. research suggests when you take a timeout how and where you unwind can make all of the difference. >> paper jam, i swear to god one of these days, i -- >> reporter: you know you need a good old-fashioned timeout but what's the best way to take it? when you run away a
men believe talking things over is a big waste of time. brand new research that confirms what we i think know, they'd rather do something to solve their problems, fix things. what's up with all that? we'll talk about it with our he shade/she said relationship experts. >> supposedly it starts very young. >>> first keeping a job no walk in the park these days but there is growing evidence that if you take a walk in the park, or maybe do another outdoor activity it could make your...
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sears big columbus day sale starts this friday. use your sears card for an extra 10% off all appliances and to double your goodyear rebate. plus use your savings pass for an additional 15% off apparel sale prices. that's real deals for real savings. sears. >>> coming up, a look at apple's evolution over the past 35 years. we mentioned it started in the garage of steve jobs' parents. now it is the most valuable company in the world but how exactly do you go from the garage to domination? >> steve jobs of course he had a lot to do with it but it wasn't a straight shot to the top for him or apple. there were some bumps in the road in the very beginning. we will look at the ups and downs over the years and talk to one admirer who says jobs was sort one of the world's most important people. i think he would have a hard time to get anyone argue with that figure. this is a man who genuinely changed the world and we will talk more about this on "the early show" when we come back. >> announcer: this portion of "the early show" sponsored by
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. >>> and a big problem for the giant panda. why the cute and cuddly animal may be teetering on the verge of extinction. "early" this tuesday morning, august 18th, 2009. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. welcome to "the early show." that is a beautiful shot of the sunrise overlooking the island of manhattan. i'm julie chen in los angeles. maggie rodriguez and jeff glor are in new york. harry smith is off. good morning, guys. >> hey, julie. good morning to you. >>> story we're talking about here this morning, this american who was arrested for stealing 130 million debit and credit cards. calls for concern for anybody out there really with a credit card. we'll tell you more about him. he used to work as an informant for the secret service, which makes it even more concerning. >>> also this morning coming up in kwlt healthwatch" a reason to pay more attention if you're not getting a good night's sleep. you could have sleep apnea and not even know it. and now researchers say even people with moderate cases of sleep apnea ar
. >>> and a big problem for the giant panda. why the cute and cuddly animal may be teetering on the verge of extinction. "early" this tuesday morning, august 18th, 2009. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. welcome to "the early show." that is a beautiful shot of the sunrise overlooking the island of manhattan. i'm julie chen in los angeles. maggie rodriguez and jeff glor are in new york. harry smith is off. good morning, guys. >> hey, julie....
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>> one of the big things is the fact that home buyer tax credit is gone. last year at this time home sales were up. a lot of people were rushing out to buy homes because they could still take advantage of it. now they're down 3.8% in this month of may because of the fact that that's gone also confidence just as the longer this takes the longer we take to get a housing recovery back on track, the more likely it is that people are less likely to go out and buy a home and also access to credit is very difficult. so even though mortgage rates are low. >> you bring up an important point. we keep hearing this is a great time to buy because home prices are much lower and mortgage rates are as well. how difficult, though, is it right now to actually get a mortgage? >> it is incredibly difficult to get a mortgage. the banks learned the hard way. giving out mortgages to people who are not credit worthy is a problem for them as well as problem for people. the 30-year fixed rate mortgage is 3.5%. 15-year fixed rate is 3.67%. those are record lows. at the same time, yo
>> one of the big things is the fact that home buyer tax credit is gone. last year at this time home sales were up. a lot of people were rushing out to buy homes because they could still take advantage of it. now they're down 3.8% in this month of may because of the fact that that's gone also confidence just as the longer this takes the longer we take to get a housing recovery back on track, the more likely it is that people are less likely to go out and buy a home and also access to...
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living big here. not as hot, lower humidity in as many days, tonight, clear skies a lot of us in the 50s. tomorrow 85 degrees sunny, come, roll out the five-day just as nice through the weekend. doesn't get stuffy until next monday and tuesday when we get thanks so much. here's chris. >> thank you so much. >>> big news this morning from oprah winfrey who bowed out as the star of daytime television to start her own cable network preponderatings are disappoint so long oprah is taking charge in a hands on way. cynthia bowers has more. >> reporter: 25 years seemed oprah could do no belong. everything the daytime tv host touched turned to gold. she catapulted the careers of tv personalities dr. phil rachael ray and dr. oz. >> she's the queen of daytime television, unquestionably to this day she gets more numbers than just about anybody else on television. >> reporter: when oprah announced she'd leave the security of day tame daytime tv her midas touch is looking tarnished. own averages 6,000 viewer, a mere
living big here. not as hot, lower humidity in as many days, tonight, clear skies a lot of us in the 50s. tomorrow 85 degrees sunny, come, roll out the five-day just as nice through the weekend. doesn't get stuffy until next monday and tuesday when we get thanks so much. here's chris. >> thank you so much. >>> big news this morning from oprah winfrey who bowed out as the star of daytime television to start her own cable network preponderatings are disappoint so long oprah is...
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cbs news correspondent bill whitaker takes a look at the legendary big man with a big heart. >> reporter: on the court, on the red carpet, or on the big screen -- >> i am kazaam! >> reporter: nba legend shaquille o'neal has always been larger than life. a 15-time all-star during a 19-year career that brought him four championship rings, a league mvp, and at least a dozen nicknames. shaq daddy, shaq attack, even shaqta. he could never be accused of being a shy, retiring type. which made his low-key announcement all the more surprising. >> i'm about to retire. love you. talk to you soon. >> reporter: in shaq's final season with the boston celtics, he was hobbled by injuries and played just 37 games. but over his career, he scored more than 28,000 points. the fifth most in nba history. a giant, even by nba standards, the 7'1" center was listed at 325 pounds. most call it a low estimate. lakers sideline reporter john ireland says from his days in college, shaq used his sheer size and strength to dominate the game. >> he was so big people couldn't guard him. and he was such a force, it was li
cbs news correspondent bill whitaker takes a look at the legendary big man with a big heart. >> reporter: on the court, on the red carpet, or on the big screen -- >> i am kazaam! >> reporter: nba legend shaquille o'neal has always been larger than life. a 15-time all-star during a 19-year career that brought him four championship rings, a league mvp, and at least a dozen nicknames. shaq daddy, shaq attack, even shaqta. he could never be accused of being a shy, retiring type....